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Abe, supporters withdraw from Rivers APC primaries
Senator Magnus Abe and his supporters have withdrawn from the the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections in Rivers State. Coordinator of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Support (BATS) Vanguard in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, in a statement issued on behalf of the governorship aspirant and his supporters, said they were withdrawing from the governorship and House of Assembly primary elections.…
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Russians face prospect of Soviet-style shortages as sanctions bite
Stung by Western sanctions, Russia is starting to devolve into a secondhand economy dependent on poor substitutes, where shortages are stirring memories of the consumer wasteland that was the Soviet Union. While it may be able to find new purveyors for some Western-made goods and components in friendly countries such as China and India, Russia is increasingly determined to make…
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Spain, Britain call on NATO to look at Russian threat from Africa
Russia’s expanding influence and activity in Africa pose a “worrying” threat to the security of NATO countries along with its invasion of Ukraine and must be addressed by the military alliance, the Spanish and British defence ministers said Wednesday. At a joint news conference in Madrid, Spain’s Margarita Robles said the expansion of operations by the Russian state and Russian…
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Mourinho aims a couple of digs at Manchester United after ‘immortal’ victory for Roma
Jose Mourinho did not waste the opportunity to take a couple of shots at Manchester United after he won his fifth European trophy. Roma beat Feyenoord in the final of the inaugural UEFA Conference League with a goal from Nicolo Zaniolo, delivering the club’s first silverware since 2008. Mourinho added the trophy to his two Champions Leagues, one Europa League…
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The new definition of being Igbo, By Uzoma Chilaka
I used to think I was an Igbo man by reason of my being the offspring of an Igbo father! That has changed! The new standards for identifying the Igbo man today – according to THEM are… You must believe that the North hates Ndigbo and are envious of us! That we are not capable of hating others!You must love…
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REVEALED: Why Governor Badaru picked APC presidential nomination forms
Facts have emerged as to why Jigawa State Governor, Muhammad Badaru picked the All Progressives Congress(APC) presidential nomination forms despite the understanding within the party that the next President of Nigeria should come from the southern part of the country. WesternPost gathered that APC governors challenged Governor Badaru on his presidential bid which does not enjoy any support among his…
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Bauchi governor lauds Buhari, over investments in education, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who paid him a thank-you visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the aftermath of the presidential inauguration of the N23.5 billion World Bank Assisted Upgraded Bauchi Township Water Supply Scheme. The commissioning of the project at the Gubi Water Treatment Plant in Bauchi was performed on May…
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PHOTO NEWS: ETHIOPIA PM visits President Buhari in Abuja
President Buhari receives the Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed at the State House on Wednesday.
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Dangers for APC in coerced consensus, By Tijani Adeyanju
For the first time in the country’s political history, there was a historical change through the electoral process in 2015 of the government in power from the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). This was seen as a major leap forward in the deepening of democratic practice in Nigeria with the possibility of…
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ANALYSIS: APC’s consensus option: Not a cake walk, By John Ehimare
No doubt the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has a herculean task sifting from the avalanche of 28 presidential aspirants consisting of political heavyweights that bought forms to fly its flag. Hardly would anyone envy the party’s burden at this decisive moment. The realism that any slips on this matter can potentially put the party asunder, stir bad blood and…
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